Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-03
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
or Relations WitA Csnads.

with prominent mon Of Canada, concern
ing commercial union with the United
States, ifnot annex xation. Several nota-
bic representatives, banking, farming, in
terest express themselves in favor OF COM
mercial union. Ths sentiment among the
farmers is practically unit in favor.
There il extreme discontent with the do
Brunswick and in the Northwest. Premier
Macdonald says: t.5. 4
Annexation is out OF the question. The
Manitoba people formerly objected to the
duty on agricultural Implements as they
imported them from the Quilted States,
and the duty OF course increased the cost
OF these implements; but latterly Mani.
toba and the Northwest have been sup.
piled with all agricultural implements BY
Canadian manufacturers cheaper than
they can purchase from tho United States.
1 don't think reciprocity in manufactur.
ers would be looked upon with favor in
either country.
Death ofCommodors Davidson at St. Panl.
Commodore w. F. Davidson, ono of the
best known residents OF the northwest.
died on the 9th inst, in st. Paul. He had
been ailing for nearly two months and had
suffered considerably from heart disease
which finally resulted in his death A
blood vessel in the head became ruptured
and at about the same time partial paraly-
sis set in. He was perfectly conscious all
the time and remained so to the time OF
his death. 80 "'H7E
Wednesday morning his nephew, Col. j.
Ham Davidson. asked him il he knew what
the doctors thought about his condition,
and il he was afraid to die. He calmly
answered that he was not, aud said:
why should be?" He professed faith
in Christ, and said that he was ready to
die: Wednesday evening he was no better,
and Dr.. Hand. who WAS attending him
with DR.. Murphy, asked him if he wished
to make his will. He said that he did, and
1t was then made. He was clear and def
mite in his bequests, and as he gave the
points they were put in shape, read to him,
and he then signed the simple but COM
plete document. Henamed also his execu-
tors.
But ten minutes before the end he spoke
to DR.. Murphy intelligibly.
Commodore Davidson was born in
Lawrence county, Ohio, Feb. 4, 1926 His
father was a canal-boat man on the Ohio
and other rivers and was also q local Bap-
tist preacher. The boy early became in
terested in the work his father was engaged
in and took quite naturally to the river.
In 1854 he cane to St. Paul, and with
him brought the Frank Steele, a staunch
little steamer, with which he began his
work in the new waters. His first work
was on the Minnesota river. He placed
his boat on the river. and later added to
it several other similar craft.
He began some little time later the
organization OF company to run boats
on the upper Mississippi, and as result
the La Crosse Minnesota Packet COM
pany was organized with him as a con.
trolling power. This line ran to Dubuque.
Later the Northern Union Packet com.
pany was organized by him and he then
had about fifteen boats on the river.
About 1S6S-69, the Northern Line COM
pany gave him marked competition, and
continued with much earnestness. The re.
suit OF the whole, however. was the con-
solidation OF several lines as are
known as the St. Louis & St. Paul
Packet company, OF which Commod ore
Davidson was the president. An immense
business was done by this company and it
practically controlled the traffic of the
river. In the spring OF 1870 he moved
from ST. Paul and took up his residence in
st. Louis, where he lived for about ten
years. He then returned to St. Paul,
where he has since resided. In 1854, '65.
'66, his attention was called to the posi-
bilities in St. Paul real estate and he in
vested good deal of money in city prop
erty and held on to it and at his death it
was valued at So, 600. 900.
Edward Payson Weston, who excited so
much attention as pedestrian twenty
years ago, is reporter on the New York
World and is worth about $4,000.
At a meeting of the National Brewers
Association in Ro ofipoNro In ~ >f
the publication and vigilance committees
were read. The latter was an elaborate
argument to prove that beer-drinking was
conducive to longevity, that beer should
be classed as one of the necessaries of life
and that temperance fanatics were BIAS
phemous when they attempt to prove that
God commanded abstinence.
Mrs. D. C.. Ryder OF New York has dis.
covered that her butler recently substitut-
ed paste diamonds for SIS, worth of
real stone which she owned.
At Rockville, Mo-, John Vandsrbere.
charged with having chloroiormed and
ravished Miss Jennie Anderson, daughter
OF a leading citizen, was shot to death in
the court room at the conclusion OF the
preliminary examination, by brother Of
the girl. Miss Anderson confronted the
prisoner and claimed to identify him. The
Judge had just announced that the prison
er would be held in SO, 900 bail, when a
shot rang out, followed in rapid success
sion by two more.
The president appointed w. L. Reid, o
Virginia, to be assistant reg lister of the
treasury.
= In pursuance OF the provisions of the act
OF congress approved March 4. 1887, rel
ative to the industrial exposition, to be
held in Minneapolis, the secretary OF the
treasury has issued circular to custom
officers, directing that no duty, fees or
charges Tor customs services shall be ex-
acted on any article imported for exhibi-
tion, except in case OF withdrawal for con-
sumption in the United States.
When the National Rifles of Washington
were at Lake Minnetonka, in 1884, they
we're entertained at Minneapolis by Com.
pany A, Of the First Minnesota regiment
They have never had an opportunity to
return the compliment until this drill.
Recently they had the Minnea polls
boys up to their quarters and treated them
to luncheon. Before Company Areturns
to Minneapolis the National Rifles will give
them reception and ban quet.
June will be the anniversary OF Presi.
dent Cleveland's marriage
The treasury department has prohibited
the Importation OF neat cattle and hides
from Scotland because Of pleuro-p -pneu.
monia. 49, ... Il
The National Brewers Association in
session at Baltimore, elected the following
officers and voted st. Paul as the next
place of meeting. Officers President,
William A. Miles, New York; vice presi-
dents, Henry Clausen, Jr., New York, and
Thies L. Lefens, Chicago; treasurer, j. s.
g Huhtel, New York; trustees, William A.
Miles, Henry Clausen, George Ehret. j. G.
Brooklyn; Gottfried Krueger, Newark, II.
u; Henry H. Reuter-. Boston; Jacob Con-
rad, Philadelphia; William ]. Lempf ST.
Louis; Christian Moeslin. Cincinnati;
Emil schandein, Milwaukee; Thies I. Lsf-
ems, Chicago.
The president made the following ap.